Newcastle West Prayer Request

Dear friends,

Can I ask you to pray for Edmond? We met him on the doors 2 weeks ago while doing doors with the TnT Team. At that time he had Nathan Bolton and myself in for a chat. We have been in  regular contact since then. He said he knows our meeting was of God as he shouldn't have been home the day we knocked on his door. Since our meeting his life has been in quite an upheaval. Today he told me "you have met me in the worst week of my life" This morning he called to tell me his father had died in his sleep. 

On Friday I received a text from him which said " ... I really need your help and to explain to you about my life, please call over to me tomorrow. I would be so grateful, I really want to be helped and saved."

While the message was urgent, he did not have an understanding of his eternal need as much needing God's help "that week". He has agreed to meet with me weekly for a bible study. Do pray for his salvation. It is a bit hard to find the right words to say to him as he has lost his dad, as we cannot comfort him with the thought that his dad has gone to a better place. We hope that the love and care that will be shown to him will speak to his heart and bring him to salvation.

"Maranatha"

Colin & Natalie

Sat June 16 gospel movie outreach

Emmanuel first sketch before movie

Can you carry this much !!!

Before film Emmanuel preaching his first sketchboard message to about 100 +

Just before start of film setting up 200 chairs

Team singing action song with about 100 kids and some adults before movie

Some of the crowd during the singing before movie

Just about to start the film as film went on many others came

Saturday June 16

The power goes out regularly and often, here in Ghana. Our day began at about 3:30 am when the fans that have become so precious to us,  stopped whirring and the air became thick and hot. I thought to myself that this should go into our blog as this is a part of life in Ghana for Daniel and all who live here. A few times a week and sometimes daily, they will be without electricity for a number of hours. A few hours later the fans came on again, and I heard a sigh of relief  from my husband.

 It is the small things that we appreciate. The Friday youth night was such fun,, but the popcorn was memorable. Daniel’s boys have become experts at making it perfectly , tender yet crunchy with just the right amount of salt ;)’’  The young people are very joyful to be around. They work very hard and don’t complain. We went to minister to a group of young people today at a youth conference.  Unlike the thousand we spoke to and sang for yesterday,,, today there were only about a dozen youth present. The Lord cares as much for the few , as He does for the many. Our time there was lovely with singing, the  sketch board,  and Jerry did a rope trick gospel presentation. Afterward we stopped at  a market to get some vegetables and distribute some more gospel tracts.

In the evening, we went to Buokrom, and set up the projector to show the Jesus film. We also set up about 200 chairs. This Saturday night there were many out and about 1000 + people who came to see our movie.  Our choir did some singing  with actions for the children. We  also sang a couple of Twi songs that we have learned.  The Ghanian people everywhere we go to sing these songs, are very touched. We see the expressions of joy on their faces as they listen to us sing the  songs that are dear to their heart in their own language.  We thank Immanuel,, one of the elders in Daniel’s meeting for teaching us these songs.  The people responded to the movie very well, and often would clap in approval whenever Jesus would perform a miracle or healing in the movie. When He appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, the crowd applauded the loudest. They sat for 2 hours watching even when the screen came down from the wind blowing and our group was trying to put it back up. They stayed to the end to listen to a short preaching message and to receive tracts. Many good conversations were also had among the team with those who had come around the area .  It is obvious to us that God has opened the door here in Ghana and the few who will not give us an ear are the exception. This has been a most encouraging work for us as evangelists!